Funky Little owl bag pattern review and giveaway

I know what you’re thinking. But no, you cannot have either of these bags. Sadie would have a conniption. She adores her owl bag. Can you blame her? Look at those adorable goo-goo eyes. Sadie’s is the one on the right, the other bag was for her little friend’s birthday present. The moment I spotted this adorable pattern, I knew I had to make one. It’s from the lovely shop, Pattern Play.

They have many other adorable patterns like these Zoo Friends toy balls. Have you ever seen such cuteness? Honestly, it shouldn’t be legal, how cute these are.

A few of the other patterns that caught my eye were the Preschool backpack (eek Sadie is going to be starting that sometime soon, huh?… hmm…preschool I mean, not sewing backpacks)

Still…those owl eyes get me every time. WHO (I’ll wait…) says owls are overdone? I still love ’em!

And it’s a pretty large bag! Here’s a pic with Sadie to show how it compares. I’m thinking it will be a good size to carry her quiet toys to church in. Hope no one minds an owl-y bag staring at them from the next pew over.

The only things I did differently for this pattern were adding magnetic snaps instead of ribbon ties, and shortening the strap to better fit Sadie. (still big, but she’ll grow into it) The pattern and instructions were flawless. I was never once confused. (THAT my friends, means it’s a good pattern, yes even I get confused with patterns…hence making up my own!) Oh, and that main stripey fabric on Sadie’s bag is by Mo Bedell from Bluehill Fabrics, and called Party Dress in Drip Stripe. I got it from my sponsor, Fairytale Frocks and Lollipops, it looks like she’s out though, I must have cleaned her out, lol. Love this fabric! (I found it in a couple places when I googled it.) The other fabrics are from Hobby Lobby, Joann, Amy Butler, my scrap bin…

How would you like your own copy of this adorable pattern to make your own owl bag? Or the chance to choose a favorite pattern of your own from her shop?

Here’s how:

Take a look around her Etsy shop, come back here and leave a comment on this post telling me what pattern you’d choose if you won! That’s it! ALso PLEASE oh please oh please leave your email address in the comment also so I can contact you!

She would also like to offer 20% off purchases through July 15th from her shop! Use the code CisNoptional20 for this awesome deal. 😀

I love the Ring Stacker Soft Toy Pattern. What a great idea. I’m a newcomer to your blog, but love pretty much everything about it. You’ve inspired me to pull out the sewing machine and see what I can come up with. erskinesc(at)gmail(dot)com

I love her easy shop! I already marked it as a favorite. If I won I think I would choose the toddler backpack. This would be great for taking to church, the library,and even school! I also love the ball animals. They would make a cute baby gift.

oh, there are so many adorable toys to make. i would love to make that Ring Stacker Soft Toy for my yet unborn second baby (come in august ). hope to win your great giveaway! thanks for that!soothing_light(at)gmx(dot)de

If I couldn’t/didn’t choose that one, then I would love the zoo animals ball pattern! I have an 18 mo. daughter who would love them, and a friend with a newborn who is going to need lots of cute hand made toys!

The owl bag pattern, or the cute crayon and notepad wallet. I totally need that in my big diaper bag! Especially for those shopping trips, or doctors appointments. Thanks for the give away!roberkann@gmail.com

Hmmm tricky decision to make I think it must be the Little Owl bag though. thanks very much for the chance to win.I’m giving away on my blog too this week, feel free to pop over and enter:http://mary.emmens.co.uk

The owl bag is definitely a favorite, and I agree, owls may the rage right now but for good reason! They’re just so darn cute! Also love the bunny slipper-shoes in her Etsy shop. My MIL would love those too, since she raises rabbits. Glad to know the patterns are easy, since I have yet to create a single project without make at least one (usually many more) mistakes!

My little girl goes completely crazy when she sees a toy ball! She’s 19 months and seems to have some sort of radar! I think she’s going to be a great soccer player when she’s bigger. That being said, she really loves ones she can actually carry and I know she’d go nuts for the zoo friends toy balls I also think they’d make great party favours!Lucy and little Joan x

Oh My gosh! Just choose one favourite. Impossible! Her stuff is so cute I think I have to go get the bunny slippers pattern right now. I think the one I would choose though would be the ring stacker pattern.

So I feel like a bit of a stalker, I’ve just taken up sewing and I love your page and easy to folllow tutorials. Updated much look at your blog every day when I should be working so I would love to win the stuffed rings pattern from the pattern play collection. Thanks and love your blog! Jenn jennshue31@gmail.com

such cute patterns! i have a 4 year old granddaughter so i immediately zeroed in on things for her…..but my daughter is now expecting a boy in 4 weeks. now i have to build up my patterns to be a little less on the feminine side. so i would choose the barn balls. i remember my son seemed to always have a ball in his mouth as a baby. and then i think i would have to buy the zoo balls myself. thanks for the give away.terri suelovebirdmom@gmail.com

Hmm… while that Owl bag is definitely cute (and I’m not usually about owls!), I have to say I *love* the Campfire Cookout in felt. All I can say is “Wow!” How cool would that be for a kid to have a “tent” made of sheets/towels/blankets and be able to camp out no matter the weather/bugs!

I already posted but also forgot to follow the instructions. Here’s what I said: Besides the owl purse, I’d choose the crayon and notepad wallet. So cute and practical! I always have a myriad of broken, linty crayons rolling around the bottom of my purse.And here’s my EMAIL address: acdmerritt@cox.net

Incredibly cute stuff! But if I must choose, I’d go with the Preschool Backpack, as my 3-year-old starts school in September, and at the school meeting today they told us to get them (nobody ever seems to remember home-made exists) a small backpack with no wheels. My address is solitaet (at) hotmail (dot) com

These are too cute. I would have to pick the Funky Little Owl bag pattern. It would be so cute for my little girl to bring for her daycare bag and we would always know which one is hers.Erinemstone28@gmail.com

my husband and daughters would get such a kick out of the campfire felt cookset pattern! my husband is a total outdoor man and is hoping that our third (due in august) is a boy so he can impart his love for the outdoors to a son! if we see pink again, at least he could pretend play to camp with our girlies!forgot to write this at first–my email address is in my profile!

I do really like that owl bag. But I think the Learn to Dress Caterpillar would be really useful. I still remember the Learn to Dress Bear I had when I was a kid. You never really forget the animals that teach you how to zip up your pants…

I really like the owl bag, but I like the animal balls too! The little chick ball reminds me of this game I have been hooked on – not-so-happy birds against some green oinkers. stlovesgt.at.sbcglobal.dot.net

I’ve been passing this link around the office all morning and I think the Owl Bag pattern is the winner! I would definitely choose that one if I won! Failing that I think I’m just going to buy it anyway!

I’d have to choose only one?? Those patterns are adorable and amazing!!! I’m drooling over the zoo ball friends and the barnyard ones, and the stackable rings are genius.

My favorite that I would HAVE to pick is the owl bag, though. My son’s giant brown eyes have earned him the nickname of “owl baby” and I just can’t get enough of the adorable creatures!! I’d love to scale it down and put a boy spin on it to carry around his little cars for when I need him to be occupied in public

What an adorable bag! She has a great esty shop there too. Love her great ideas! I’d have to choose the owl bag pattern though since my daughter LOVES owls! I made her a little owl hairbow and she wants to wear it all the time! We will be starting to have her sit with us in church soon so I know she’d love to use it for her quiet toys and books as well. Thanks for your blog! LOVE it! Bethbethemig(at)hotmail(dot)com